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crrsiAL paper for cbecow.
TOO THIN.
The tJalom Statesman has struck
new lead, and now wants men from
; "the so-called honorable professions'
; set aside and "a .man from the yeo
manry of the country" nominated as
the Radical candidate for Congress,
In view of the fact that they tried
thtt dodgt twice in the selections of
Hi. Smith and J. C. Tollman and
each time ungratefully "chucked'
them, it is scarcely probable they can
get a "yeoman" of any sense to be
come their third sacrifice. The facts
of the case is, when the Republicans
ore strong and arrogant with power,
md sure to win, no yeoman need ap
ply for a nomination; one from the
"so-called honorable professions'
invariably elected, and the snubbed
yeomanry are only fit to do the Tot
ing; but now, when they have no
possible hope of success, and are on.
ly intent on preserving the remnant
of their organization for possible bet
ter days in the future, an honest, un
Huspecting "yeoman" must be nomi
sated and offered up as a sacrifice.
This was the case in the past two
elections. In the special election of
1873, the Albany Republican Conven
tion in endorsing Hippie totally rup
tured the party, and realizing that
they had no hope of success in that
contest, all of their so-called honors
Me professional men, as fast as their
names were proposed to the Conven-
tion, very modestly declined, and
the nomination went to Hiram Smith
by default, and he only received 40
per cent, of the vote of his party in
the succeeding election. Again, in
1874, no professional man could be
found who would consent to be offored
up, and J. C. Tolman, an honest yeo
man of Southern Oregon, was select
ed as the sacrificial lamb to save the
more precious mutton of the "honor
able professionals."
But this dodge is worn out, and
'will no longer serve as a cloak to
cover the real designs of that party,
nnd we do not believe they can find
man of sense' and ability among the
yeomanry to accept the empty honor
of a Radical nomination and a cer
tain defeat.
NBdROBS BECOMING DUGDSTEO.
From every part of the South the
intelligence comes that the negroes
are becoming disgusted with the
greed and dishonesty of the carpet
baggers who have obtained possess
ion of the Radical organization in the
reconstructed States, and are prepar
ing to join with the native whites in
opposition to the misrule of those
adventurers. It could hardly be
otherwise. The colored voters in
the South, though generally igno
rant, are not so blind but that they
can see that the nongovernment which
is ruining their white neighbors, up
on whom they mostly depend for em
ployment and the means of liveli
hood, is as much opposed to their
own interests as to those of the whites,
A oareer of robbery which has re
sulted in the impoverishment of sev
eral States rich in natural resources,
cannot be continued without the pop
ulation of every elans suffering from
its affects. The more intelligent of
the negroes see this, and aro dosert-
ing the political impostors who have
been using them to advance their
own selfish schemes while making
great professions of devotion to the
welfare of the African race.
DEMOCRATIC MTATE CONVKN1ION,
JUsewnere will be found tue pro
1 ' i I - Y I ' . . 1 . i
Convention so far as it has' progress
ed, which assembled at Salem yes
terday. The counties were fully
represented, considering the busy
harvest times, and comprised the
best representative men of the party,
We are compelled to go to press with
out being able to announce the
ttominee of the Convention, but our
readers may rest assured be will be
n good square Democrat, and one
vheto the party and the State will
ilelight to honor with an election to
CoiuttcTLT Stied. A venerable
African in Alabama has sententious!)
t .
- xpressed the principal cause of the
r ooty of Southorn prosperity in these
voi-Jh: "Afore the war the white
i;eutluwnu tonded to the politics and
the negroes worked. Consequence
m as crops was good and white folks
lad money plenty. Now-a-daya the
gentlemen and the niggers am both
I, one crazy on politics; don't neither
,l 'em do no work, and consequent
is siu't neither of 'em got 'nough to
luy cornbread."
Tug Astorian saya the Portland
Hoard of Trade tells foreign ship
wners that they can get $1.25 cents
jr tou more for freight at Portland
than at Astoria. Oregon men own
ing river boaU pre ready to carry the
mtue freight from Portland to Astoria
ior nit bit or one dollar er ton
I omnion sense would say yive our
iiwn people the oue.idol!"" but the
Portland Board of Trad. J, give
tho foreigner fl.SS. TL. I'luiuer bus
to pay it, but then Portland eujSya
'.Miking at the vessels.
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ii'H ore has lean struck in the
-i. ,ii mine, Owyhee district.
TK YIN'S TO tOTTE.
The Independent Stato Convention
will be held at Salem on the 10th of
JLuguut, wid the Iwpuulican State
Convention at the same place on the
11th. Perhaps there is nothing pe
culiarly significant in the fact that
those two conventions are to meet at
the same plaoo and at about the same
time, but it looks to us just a little
that way. For some time it has been
understood that the leaders and ma
nipulators of those two parties have
been trying to bring about a union of
their forces, as that is considered to
be the only way of defeating the De
mocracy. But heretofore the pro
posed union has had no countenance
or endorsement from the rank and
file of the two parties, and there
seemed little prospect of its success
until this plan was hit upon by the
jobbers and. wire-workers. As the
delegates to both Conventions will
necessarily be there at the same time
and thus be thrown in each other's
way, it is hoped that a general under
standing may be had, so that one
candidate may be nominated and en
dorsed by both parties. We warn
Independent Democrats that such an
attempt will be made, and the few of
them who will be allotted seats in
the Independent Convention will
either be compelled to submit to the
infamous bargain or repudiate the
whole concern. It may be that there
will be enough integrity and honor
among the country delegates in the
two Conventions to prevent the con
summation of such a bargain, but if
the wily leaders can "snipe" them
into acquisition the thing will surely
be accomplished. And in that event
we believe every honest Democrat
will immediately return to his alle
giance, and have no more to do with
the Dolly Varden fraud. They cer
tainly cannot consent to be bound
hand and foot and transferred to the
ranks of the Republicans for they
may be assured that such is the inev
itable result of such a coalition as
will be attempted at Salem when
those two conventions assemble.
Revolttno Chime. A dispatch from
Carrollton, 111., says last Friday night
four young men, Thoa. Maroney,
Peter Hogan, Michael Eilcuny and
Joe. Robinson, near the cemotery,
after nightfall, overhauled Miss Eva
Snyder, a young woman 15 years old
in company with Hugh Brown. They
drew pistols and drove Brown up the
street, and taking the girl in their
arms carried her into a cornfield and
ravished hor, each satisfying bis bru
tal greed and then let her go to get
home the best way she could. She
got into town and took out writs
against the offenders who have ab
sconded. The officers are in pursuit
Of the offenders and they will doubt
less bo captured.
Tub Evening Journal of last Fri
day contained grave charges against
Thos. H. Cox, late mail agent on the
0. & C. R. R, involving criminality in
tho discharge of his official duties,
and the V. B. Grand Jury made an
immediate and searching investiga
tion into tbem, but found nothing
which could- warrant such charges.
We knew Thoe. H. Cox well, and
while differing with him politically,
we could not believe him guilty of
any such charge as tRe one made
against him, or, for that matter, of
any other offence involving a sacrifice
of his honor as a mun and bta stand
ing as a citizen. We congratulate
him upon his complete vindication.
Explained. She tried to sit down
in the street ; car, but was pinned back
so tight sho couldn't. Old lady
peeped over her specs and asked hor:
How long have you been afflicted
that way?" The young lady blushed
and made "a break," sitting down
sideways, and holding iter kneos to
gether so tight that she looked as if
she had ou a one-legged pair of
breeches. Old lady noticed her sit
ting in tit's sidewise, cramped posi
tion, and whispered: "Biles, Ispose;
Iv'e had 'em there myself."
Tub death of General Breoken-
ridge leaves but four gendemen liv
ing who have filled the second high
est office in the United Statos, They
are Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew John
son, Schuyler Colfax and Henry
Wilson. The mortality among the
Vice Presidents does not seem to bt
so great as exists among the Presi
dents. Mr. Johnson is the only ox-
President now liviug and he was not
elected to that office by the people.
Jimmy Walters is now singiiiji
with the bright angels host in the
realms of light. He begun bit i-areei
as editor of a Texan paper, and hi
ilamiao was hastened by an inaulteii
rex mi Sheriff whom Jimmy had boot
ailing pet iiamva. Another proof to
the pout's assertion that "the paths o
glory lead but to the grave."
Oxlt a month till the Californii
State election, and our Democratic
exchanges from that State- ore begin
ning to estimate a majority for their
ticket of 10,000 to 20,000.
l' .iu
Forking without hope.
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Calvin II. McDonald is now the
editor-in-chief of the Bulletin, and
that paper is not just exactly so much
like the cltiof mourner at a Chinos
funeral procession as it used to was
I1.1 Li-jU-i.trj
The Statu election in Kentucky
cornea off next Monday.
CEK2CKATIC STATE COSVHTIOS.
Salem, Oregon. July 29, 1875. .
fCtariatloil was called to order
by C. B. Bellinger, Chairman of
State Central Committee.
Ex-Go v. Geo. L. Curry was elected
temporary chairman, Judge Ramsey
of Yamhill, Secretary and Jas. Cros
sen of Wasco Assistant Secretary.
On motion tho chair appointed as
Committee on Credentials Messrs. C.
W. Fitch of Lane, Vio. Trevitt of
Wasco, B. F. Burch of Polk, E. D.
Foudray of Jackson, S. Norris of
Multnomah being one from each
Judicial District.
On motion the Convention took Te
cess till 3 t. m.
3 o'clock r. m. Copimittee called
to older and Committee on Creden
tials submitted the following report:
After a careful examination of the pre.
ceediom of the (litTcreat County Conven
tlons, we have faiind the following gentle
men regularly elected delegates :
Benton CountyJohn T. Hughea, J. S.
Palmer. K. Holzate and J. H. Davis.
Baker H. W. Eates, Thomas Daley, M.
G. Womoui, C. 0. Chandler, W. B. Curl is,
all by Jj. a. Hon, proxy. .
Columbia J. A. Carr and Joseph Cope-
land.
CUtaop John Hobaon and It. J. Hor
rlaon. Coos T. 0. Owens, 8. H. Hazzard, V. R.
UaleandJ. M. Bylon by Hazzard, proxy;
a. loorae ov l. ts. uwena. proxy.
Clackamas W. Vaughn, H. A. Blralglil
John Myers, R. N. Woraham, A. F. Hedges,
A. Noltner, Henry McOugin by Hedges,
proxy.
Curry Unrepresented.
Douglas Aaron Hose, T. It. Sheridan. J.
8. Aiken, A. A. Fink.T: R. Jennings bv W.
W. loafer, proxy; J. n. Mahoncy by FinK,
proxy.
Orant County Committee: W. B. Laa-
well, JO. E. Turk and F. C. Horaley, all by
J. B. Crosaen.
Jackson W. H. Simpson, Thomas
Wright, N. C. Dean, Henry Klippel, Jaa,
H. lluaaell by Foudray, proxy; E D. Fou
dray, C. Kubli, H. K. Hanna by Webb,
proxy; 11. ij. rvuno.
Josephine Unrepresented.
Lake Dennla Crawley, Robert Whittle,
Doin Dy u. u. uurry, proxy,
Linn George Humphrey, O. P. Coahow,
a. tcnerman, by Molt, proxy, . D. Haley,
W. H- MvBrlde, John Huston, James L.
Cowan, I. U. Miller, J. r. Schooling, J. J
Brown and N. Price.
Lane E. W. Khea, James McLaren, C.
vi. men, ii. n. nays, ti. u. uociiran. J
M. Thompson and tt. II. McQueen.
Marion F. K. Eldridge, A. Shephanl, JJ
u. jncL-ianr, u. m jnnrpuy, nin. uoaner,
L. Weatacott, M. J. Khuwl, L. F. Williama
and A J. Osborne.
Multuomuh O. L. Currv. M. S.ller. W.
F. Trimble, W. J. Kelly, H. J. Gleaann. J.
S. M. Vsndcave, II. A. Cronln, J. It. Wiley
and S. Norrin.
Folk B. F. Burch, E. McDaniel, D. J.
Hnl-.uea, J. II. Myera and R. Glaze.
Tillamook Unrepresented.
Union R. 8. Coata. T. J. Hunter, fl. It.
Sturgell, I. Albcrson, Wm. Booth, II. W.
Oliver all by L. B- laon, proxy.
Umatilla B. B. Bishop, J. H. Turner,
A. W. Nyo, M. II. Abbott, A. H. Stone by
8. Norris, proxy, Samuel Johnaon by V.
Trlveft, proxy.
Wasco N. H. Gates, J. B. Croaen, J. A.
Mosier by Trivett, proxy, James Howard
by Croasen, proxv, John Aahcraft.
Washington UnreprcBcnted.
Yamhill K. C. Bradshaw, W.T. Newby,
C. H. Burrh, W. M. Ramaey, J. C. Nelson
and M. Hcogglna. w
We, your Committee on Credentials, re
spectfully report that in tho County of
umauna, we mm iwo sets ot delegates
elected to this Convention, and after hear
Ing the statements of each party, we rec
nmmcud that A. W.Nye and M il. Abtiott,
from said countv, cast ouj vote each, and
that J. II. Turner and B. II. Bishop cast
one vole each, and that II. Morris and V.
Treyitt, who have proxies from said coun
ty, cast one vote each.
In Oraut County, we find there was no
convention, but that the County Central
Committee appointsddolegatca aa reported.
That Josephine, Curry and Washington
are unrepreacntcd, aa also la Tillamook. .
We tlnd Jac kson County la called forten
delegates but only entitled to nine, on ac
count of giving Lake one.
That Lake County has elccted.four, but
la only entitled to two.
C. W. Fitcii, Chairman.
Turner of Umatilla, moved to
adopt report of Committee on Cre
dentials. Myer of Clackamas moved to amend
the report of the Committee by strik
ing the names ol Turner and Bishop
of Umatilla county from the repor.
On motion the amendment was laid
on tnblo.
And on further motion the report
was adopted.
On motion a committee ot three
were appointed on order of business
as follows:
Myers of Polk, Webb of Jacksou.
und Isom of Baker.
On motion the chair appointed one
from each county as committee on
platform, as follows:
Benton, J. S. Palmer; Baker, S.
Ixon; Columbia, M. Jackson; Clat
sop, John Hobson; Coos, S. H. Haz
ard; Clackamas, A. Noltner; Doug
las, A. A. Fink; Grant, Jas. Cros
aen; Jackson, E. D. Foudray; Linn,
Jas. h. Cowan; Lane, J. M. Thomp
son; Marion, J. B. McClane; Mult
nomah, W. F. Trimble; Polk, B. F.
Burch; Umatilla, M. H. Abbott; Was
co, M. II. Oates; Yamhill, W. T.
Newby.
On motion the following gentle
men were appointed a committee to
draft resolutions on the death of
Hon. Geo. A. La Dow.
Turner of Umatilla; Cronin of
Multnomah; Fosrdray of Jackson;
Thompson ot Lane; Myers of Clacka
mas.
On motion Convention took recess
lill 7:30 r. n.
The Yamhill Courier says: We
hear of quite a number of men here
tofore Republicans acting with the
Democracy in the primaries last Sat
urday in this county. This is as it
thou Id be. All who were formerly
Democrats should at ouco rejoin the j
Pemocratic party. It is good enonnh '
. . wi.vi :u , ,
, ..." , ,w " ho
uviiovv m no hodvhc una uumuJ d
State and National.
, , m i-
Tat Stato Temperance Convention,
to nominate a canmuaie ior vongreaa,,
meets at Salon) on the 13th of August.
Ten to one thstliey endorse either
the Republican or Independent cant
didate for Congress, even if the Dem
ocratic candiduto be tho only aobtr
one ot three.
trial or John d. Lee ant othit :. . (ne emigrants camo up the men halt
T" 'cd, und the women on foot, thechil-
Followlng aro,. tho names of ilia., dfpri trrd wounded went' on ahuad,
parties indicted with J, IX ' Lee:
Dame, Elliott, Wilder, Wm. C. Stew
art 0x Adidr, Jr., John M. Iligby,
L C Halght, Samuel Jukes and
Philip K. Smith. The trial of Lee
commenced by the Impanuelliiig of
the jury ou the "2l. It consists of
three Gentiles- and nine Mormons,
one of whom, D. J. Arthur, Is n son-in-htw
of Knight, who ave the or-
dor to flro on the ('migrants, but lias
no opinion. Another, Holiert Hey-
borne Is a step-son of Uric, who was
engaged in the innsNacre, but knows
nothing of it. Tho Mormons exam
ined as Jurors would swear they had
lived 10 to 18 years in the region of
the massacre, yet never heard It talked
of, and had no opinions about it This
Is the subject of much open comment
and bitter feeling.
On tho 23d the trial was resumed,
and the U. S. ttorney, Carrie, made
a statement of the expected proof.
He drew a vivid picture of the rich
emigrant train bound for California,
entering Utah, refused supplies; at
tacked by Indians nnd entrenched;
the gelge of day; the coming of Lee
with troopn; the flag of truce; the
treachery and batchery of men, wo
men and children; the property tn
ken; the tithing house sale of goods;
the bodies lying unbtirled for weeks;
following of tho-w who escaped;
the report of the deed to Brlgham
Youlig; his order to sell the property
and never to mention the deed, ac
counting for the witnto knowledge
of the transaction on the part of the
Mormon jury list.
Robert Keeys, the flrH witness
culled, said:
Came to Utah October 2, 1875,
through Mountain Meadows; wwtwo
piles of bodies, women and children,
piled promiscuously about some 00
or TO; the children were from two
months old to twelve year; the
smaller were torn by wolves and
cows, and some of the bodies were
shot, some had their throats cut,
somo stabhed all torn by wolves, ex
cept one woman, a littlo wny off, who
appeared as if asleop, with a bail
hole in her left aide; the appearance
of tho body indicated she had heen
dead fifteen days; seven of us saw It;
there was a plUa of men's laxlies,
dead, further on; did not go to son
them; thero was no clothing on tho
bodies except ono kh-It. on a man;
none were scaljK'd.
Asahel Bennett ruilod and testified
to passing tho Meadows Hi December,
1807, and seeing tho horrible remains
of tho hellish deed.
Philip K. $miih, ( defendant, of
San Bernardino, California,) culled.
The prosecution entered nolle proeeijut
as to himself: i, , i
Lived at Cedar City in 1657; tho
Meadow is forty-live miles south of
Cedar City, on tho California road;
was at tho mossitcro in Heptember,
18S7; heard of emigrant) coming; the
people went forbidden to trado with
thorn and tlioy felt bad about It; saw
a few of them at Cedar City; this
was on Friday; some of them swore
and Hlgbee fined them; when they
went on I heard rumors of trouble;
on rtunduys It was the custom to
have meetings of the president, coun
cil and Bishop, when the matter, of
their destruction was discussed,
Hal gilt, Hlgbee, Morrell, Allen.
Wells, myself and others; thero were
somo brethren who were opposed to
their destruction; I did also; Halght
lumped up and broke up the meeting;
I asked what would be tho conse
quence of such an act; ihen Halght
got mad; tho Indians wero to destroy
them on Monday; Higboe, Halght,
White and I converged again; I op
posed their destruction; Halght re
lented, and told White and I to go
ahead and tell tho people the emi
grants should go through safe; we did
so; on tho road wo met John D, Lee:
told him where wo were going; ho
replied: "I have something to say
about thnt matter." We passed the
emigrants at Iron Springs; next
morning we passed them again as we
came back; they had twenty or thirty
wagons; there were over 100 people,
old aged, middle aged, old women
middle uged, youths and children;
home weamet Ira Allen; he said the
emigrants' doom was sealed the die
was cast for destruction; that Lee's
orders were to tako men nnd go out
ana Intercept.
' I went home. Threo days after,
Halght sent for me. He said orders
came from camp they didn't get
along and wanted reinforcements;
that he had been to Parowan and got
further orders from Col. W. H. Dame
to finish tho massacre, to decoy out
and spare only t he small children who
could not tell tales. I went otf and
met Allen, our first runner and oth
ers. Hlgbee came out and said you
are ordered out armed and equipped.
As I went, Hopkins, Hlgbee, John
Willis and 8am Purdy wont along;
had two baggago wagons; got to
Hamblin's ranch in the night, three
milefl from the emigrants; there met
Leo and others from the general
camp, where a large number of men
wero then; found tho emigrants not
all killed. Lou called me out for con
sultation on the outside. He told me
tho situation; told mo the emigrants
were fortified and no chance to get
thorn out; that Hlgbee gave orders to
decoy them in tho best way thov
could; that It was agreed to and com
mand given to John IX Lee to carry
the whole plan; they went to camp,
Loe culled out all ttw soldiers in hol
low aquaro and addressed them; they
were all whlto men, about 50 in all;
tho Indians were in another camp:
saw there Slado and his son Jim.
Pearco and probably his sons too, all
those from Cedar, and BUI Stewart:
seven Jacobs, and think Dan McFar
lane, too. Wade and I wereoutnigcd,
but we said what ran we do, we can't
help eurvelve Just then the order
to march was given nnd we had to
lm" "oome tiigoeo naa
wiiiiiimwtii iwnoi me men; u was
the Nauvoo Ugion, organized from
tens up to hundreds, that marched In
sight of the emigrant. Either Bate
man or Leo went out with the white
flair, nnd a man from the emigrants
...... . I . t . 1 ,L. .
UK-mi. uuu inu man sat
duWn . hn pms, . . .
don't know whnt they talked about
Lee went with the man into the en
trenchments. After some hours they
came out, and the emigrants eunie up
wltn the wounded in wagons ahead.
Tho wounded were those hurt in tho
threo days' previous fight Next
came tne women; next me men. as(
with JohnD. Lee. The settlers had
orders to he all ready to shoot at the
word.' When the word to halt came,
the soldiers fired once; don't know If
I killed any one. The men were not
all killed tho 1rst shot; saw the wo
men afterwards dead, with their
throats cut. I saw as I came up to
them, a man kill a young girl. The
men wero marched In double file first;
then thrown Into single file, with
soldiers alongside, Heard emigrants
congratulating themselves on their
safety from the Indians, At last
John M. Hlgbee came and ordered
fmy squad to tire. Lee, like the rest,
had firearms. No emigrants escaped ;
saw soldiers on horses to take those
who ran; saw a man run, and saw
Bill Stewart, on horseback, go after
and kill him; saw one wounded ma
bee for his life; Hig-hee cut his throat;
the man said, "1 would not uo this
to you, Hlehee," who knew him.
After I fired I was told to gather up
tho little children; as I went I-aaw a
larere woman runnine toward the
men, crylner My husband, my hus
band." The soldiors shot her in the
back, nnd she fell dead. As I went
on, I found the wagons with the
wounded all out upon the ground
dead, with their throats cut I kept
walking on, and found the children,
put them in a wagon and took them
to Highland's house. Saw no more
soldiers, dispersed them. Two chil
dren were wounded, and one died at
Hamblin's; think I had to leave it
there. There were many soldiers
from counties south, who I didn't
know. Next day I and McCttrdy
and Willis took the children to Cedar
City, leaving one at Pinto creek. On
the road we met a freight train of
wagons. The men aro living here
in Beaver now. On it I went to old
Mrs. Hopkins' and told her I had the
children. She Instantly rose and got
places fjr them. I took one girl
baby home, nnd my wife suckled It
afterward. I gave it to Birkbeck, he
having no children. They were
well treated, I believe; got good nlaces
for them where there wero few chil
dren.
The question of allowing the state
ments of co-consplrators as to the
disposal of the emigrants' property
after the massacre, was here argued
for an hour. Tho court held it ad
missible on grounds of the case of the
People vs. Trlmn, California ruse.
During the argument, Sutherland,
of the defense, bitterly said it was an
attempt to fix the crime on some one
else, Lee being only a figure-head.
Uaskin, or the prosecution, replied
that they wanted but the truth, who
ever It implicated, and that Suther
land feared his Veal client would be
reached. Decided sensation, it be
ing known that Brigham Young was
meant. J
WUnes resumed After several
days Halght sent me to Iron Springs
where the wagons, cattle and g-sxls
of the emigrants were; got them and
put tbem Into the tithing house; I
was to brand the cattle too; found
there John Urie, and Hunter and
Allen; I put the goods in the church
tithing office cellar; left the wagons
in front of the tithing office; branded
the cattle with thu church brand, a
cross; Lee was In the cellar with me
and saw the goods. Haight and Hlg
bee told mo a council had been held
and Leo deputed to go to President
Brigham Young and report all the
facts of the massacre. Lee went and
I followed Lee to attend the confer
ence, October 6th, at Salt Lake City.
Met Lee in Salt Lake and asked if he
had reported to Brigham Young. He
said yes, every particular. The same
day I, Lee and Charley Hopkins
culled on Urigham Young. He there,
in presence of them, said, "You have
charge of that property in the tithing
office, turn It over to John D. Lee;
what you know of this say nothing
of It; don't- talk -of It - even among
yourselves." When tho time came I
had to go to Vegas to the load mines
to get ore, and while I was gone Lee
took the property and h id It sold at
auction, so Halght and Hlgbee told
me. Halght sold part ot the cattle
to Hooper, Utah's congressional dele
gate afterwards, for boots aud shoes.
There wero Indians at the massacre,
the hills being pretty full of them;
they were deputed to kill tho women;
sawan Indian cut a little boy's throat;
heard no effort to restrain the Indi
ans. Some of the Indians were
wounded, and three died of their
wounds. The Indians came back to
Cedar, where I lived. Ono was
called BUI, one Tom both chiefs.
Saw some of the emigrants' property
...til. . I T It .
wiiu uiu iiiuians; saw ijrv gee ureases
and jeans from the tithing office out
or tho emigrant's plunder. I learned
from Allen that Lee was the one to
gather up the Indians to attack the
emigrants; talked with Leo about it
afterward. Leo was Indian aeent at
Harmony. The agents treated with
the tribes and Issued goods and ra
tions or the government to Indians.
The commander of the Nauvoo Le
gion for Southern Utah was the first
counselor to Brigham Young Geo.
A. Bmlth. Lee was cominai dor at
the massacre, Dame was colonel,
Halght, lieut -colonel, and Hlgbee,
major.
During tho time of Smith's testify
ing, giving the horrible details of
blood, the suspense was terribly tmln
fuL Lee's square, hard, low-browed
lace and neck became fairly purple
ana black: ana bis
wifjBsiH5elyJin official po3itionr- :
breathed, straining forward to catch
each syllable. The excitemeut in
town is intense.
The Owyhee Aml'tnehc says " a fast
freight train recently going east
through Kansas was two and a half
hours making eight miles, the grass
hoppers having settled ou the track
in such numbers aa to make it im
possible for the engine to pull twenty
cars.1 Now, we are compelled to
doubt this statement We always
endeavor to believe everything we
see in a first-cluaa newspaper, but
this is too much. We have placed
implicit confidence in that story
about Jonah swallowing a sperm
whale, have never doubted the truth
of the statemeut that Daniel danced
a hornpipe in a lion' den, or that
Moses skirmished around in an alli
gator swamp, but when on top of
an uese comes this Araianent man
with bis grasshopper story, its too
much (or our nervous system at the
present theometrical indications, and
wo believe itn a base fabrication.
PACIFIC .COASTBKH.
.PoliUcsi.lwUiaift"'' '.',"'-.''
Blackberries' ripe in Oregon.
Olympia has a equestrian club.
Salem is organizing a sportsman a
club.
An Oregon rifle match is to come
off at Aurora soon.
Polk connty Democrats instructed
for Ben. Hay den ior Congress.
A big colony of Quakers are com
intr to settle in Yamhill county.
M. E. Conference meets at Salem
Aug, 11th, Bishop Peck presiding.
Benton County Democratic Conven
tion instructed for Gov. Whitakcr lor
Congress,
A Puet Sound schoo'marm lets
her best behaved pupils chew her gum
a littlo while. -Arthur
Vowcll is colleotor of cus
toms at Coos Bay. Mr. Vowell, you
can.t say I O U.
The annual meeting ot the- State
Teachers Instituto will be held in
Salem on Sep. 1st.
Salem is pretty well thinned out.
Every body who can spare the time
going to rusticute.
Itev. Hammond has chased the
devil over on the sound, and threatens
to pursue hjm to Alaska, Irozen out at
last.
Mr. W. O. Clark, grand worthy
patriarch of the Sons of Temperance,
has organized five divirions'on Coos
Bay. .
All the Salem papers severely criti
cised Rev. Hammond, and lordy how
he made the hair fly when he got on
his exalted equine about it.
Oregon aud Dakota are the only
wheat districts that came, to the full
average this year and have not been
injured by drouth, rust, grasshoppers,
weevils or tome other pest.
Judge Bronough, one of the lead
ing lawyers of Portland, assisted Hev.
Hammond in his revival meetings ai
Portland, and was pronounced a bet
ter preacher than Hammond
Mr. Jesse Parrish has commonceil
to hirvest his crop ot flax, consisting
of 100 acres, on his ranch near Mari
on station. The yield promises to he
very good, some of the flax being five
feet in Light. He has at pretn
twenty men employ ed.
James Iteed who lives near the
Nort6 Yamhill Station, was on Tues
day examined before Justice Dunn,
on charge of a horrible crime commit
ted with his own daughter, a girl of
16 years. His daughters were wit
nesses against him, and on a thorough
examination too filthy to he further
alluded to, he was committed to trial
iu default of $2,000 bail. The aucus.
ed has a wile ind family and has lived
in the county about six years. It is
said that the offense has been going
ou for two years past.
Hehe is the Yu(p account of the
creation: "In the beginning the
earth was covered with mist. You
could not see before you. The great
spirit took bis bow and arrow nnd
shot shot so well that he scattered
the mist. The earth became visible
to him, but there were no men upou
it. Then ha took clay; fashioned a
man and set him to bake. Men came
out white; the first had not been
strong enough. Tho Great Spirit
began his work again, and this tune
the man came out quite black; he
had remained too long in the oven
It was necessary to try the third time.
The experiment at length succeeded,
ana me man came out done to a
turn, he was the redskin, the most
perfect of human types."
Tue bright spots of a man's life
are few enough without blotting any
out; and since fora moment of mirth
we have an hour of sadness, it were a
sorry policy to diminish the few rays
that illumino our chequered existence.
Life is an April day sunshine Bnd
showers. The heart, like the earth,
would cease to yield good fruit were
it not watered by the tears of sensi
bility, and the fruit would be worth
less but for the sunshine of smiles.
New York is to have a centennial
in 1877 the battle of Saratoga. That
was the leading engagement of the
revolution on the soil of New York
and the turning point of the whole
struggle. No contest of the seven
long years was more brilliant or im
portant. It was fought on the 17th
of October, 1777.
Holmes remarks on the wonderful
provisions of nature. He says there
is not even left a narrow crevice under
a flat rock without a thin black bug
prepared by Providence to Jill it. It
is the same way whon vacancies occur
The President has appointed K. S.
Clapp, TJ. S. Marshal for the dis
trict of Nevada; Levi Donge, Com.
missioner at Carson City, Nevada,
Mint; Charles Hopkins, TJ. S. Mar
shal for Washington Territory.
Is Nevada, if a man can get largely
and promiscuously into debt, he
stands good chance for office. His
creditors vote for him in the hope
that he will pay up. Vain hope,
sometimes!
A CiuroBNU State Senator, named
Finuej, was found dead near Pes
cadero, Cal., ;enterday morning, shot
tnronghthe head. Kuthing definite
as t the cause whether accidental or
otherwise.
Ths pistol used by Aaron Burr iu
his duel with Alexander Hamilton is
on eibibition at New Haven, among
other centennial relics.
A D V E BT IS E M E X T 3
NtW STORE AND NEW GOODS,
yVT PEORIA,
DAVIS BRO'S.
DEALERS IN GENERAL
MERCHANDISE,
have on band a well aaaqrtt-d ttbiok or
OROCERiEfc, DRY GOODS,' CLOTH
ING, BOOTS AND
SHOES, .
and expect to keep a stock always on hand,
tully up to tlie wanla of the community. All
klndn of produco purchased at tlio highest
market rates. .
WE CAME TO PEORIA TO STAY
and hope by fair tfonllnc nj liberal prices to
merit a nlmre of public HtrumtK.
vivntKii. utxvin iikuh,
' INSUKE IN THE
SOUTH PACIFIC MUTUAL
LIFE ASSOCIATION.
PORTLAND, - - - OREGON
Tt ! thr simplest, cheapest and boat insur
anoe ever offered to the American people, and
in popular and sucwMiul wherever introduced.
Examine the syntum and plans of tba
NORTH PACIFIC,
and a marked difference frill' be found. This
company Is here at home, keeps our money at
nonif, gives us Hie Inmuraufw and endowment
at a lar less rate, and witn a security a goou
as we can desire. Mr. liurnham, Ihefigent, has
oeen In our city and vielnlly ior-flome time
past, andwe are pleased to know that he is
meeting with great, success, IDuSOy 1,
BAY VIEW HOUSE.
NEWPORT ON YAQUINA.
P. ABBEY, Proprietor.
The rooms In this hous are lare. airy and
comfortably lurnlnhed ; the tabic supplied with
everything the market affords, ftud no pains
are spared to render guests .
PERFECTLY AT HOME.
Charges Reasonable.
n50m2.
HO ! FOR THE YAQUINA RAILROAD.
:. ' ''!)
OCEAN HOUSE,
NEWPORT, j - '- '"OREUOJi.
F. H. SAWTELtf Proprietor,.
The most popular summer iwortJh 'Orepon.
has been thorouitily r-fitted, 'i ne table is lur-
n in bed with all the delicacies of the Oceau u
well as the land. thary;eg moderate.
viumrtf.
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
. Corner First and Washington Streets,
AtBANY, OREGON,
fnder the new management thin populur
note i nns won renita ana reiurniHnen, ana
now onVrs the traveling public the best accom
modations mi the most reasonable terms. The
old proprietor has moved iroia the hotel and
tire house Is entirely undera new management,
7FUEE CMCH tp and from the house.
":. J.H. BACKKXRTO,
Viunillyl, u Proprietor.
a tifeaUft perday.- Agents wanted
tytW Itf tJPUAll classes of wor'.lng
people ol both sexiis, young and- old, make
more money at work lor us. In their own h
call ties, during their opare moments, or all the
time, than at any thing else. We offer employ
ment that will pay nandsomely Un' every
hour's work. Full particulars, tnrms, &C..S nt
free, tie mi us your addres at on e, Oont
delay. Now is the time. Dont look for work
or bitNtness elsewhere, 'until you have learned
wnat we'tfiTef. U. Htin&un k Co. Portland,
Maine. . 'V'. ' vMnatyl.
TheioHK W Lire In. In other words,
our bodies tire bd eu .repairing leases. We
must prop and sustain tbem when they ex
hibit signs of weakness and dectiy, orthey will
inevitably break. down. In Dr. walker's
OALIKOBNIA YlflKQAK BrtTRRH, a niiUcliless
compound of newly discovered medical herb,
pucultar to the Pacific region, the debilitated,
the bilious, the rheumatic, the consutuptUe
will And the most genial tonlo and restorative
ever offered to th" suffering Invalid, It con
tains no alcohol, and consequently leaves no
sting behind, ; '
Please Shtop a Lectle. '
OF YOU BIN A DREVELLINO MAN L'ND
dont vaut to get cheated mebbe you petter
goatdotSemue Miller's blaoksmit shop, und'
wagon shop, glose ty der Cannen's sohtabic,
der shop vat der Peti res had, und by der wag
ons una der hacks uste so cheap s newer was,
alnt it, Semuel was der boss wt siitop dure,
und he use you bully, I bet you, und it he
donte lookout of you seo sum dings you donte
vant, speek out, bemuel will watt on you, I bet
you. . vlOnMf.,
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE-
(NOTICE 19 HERRIIY GIVEN THAT THE
i undersigned lias been appointed adminis
trator of the estate ol Thomas Fields, deceased,
by the County Court, ol Unn county, Oregon.
All persoiiR having claims against said estate,
will present them with thu proper vouchers,
whnln six months from the id Uy of July,
l75, to tho undersigned, at his residence in
North browns vllle in said county.
H.J.C. AVEHIWV'
Administrator.
8. A.Johns, Att'y for Adm'r. ii&jwj,
V; A. S II ITU, AIIT1ST,
' Commercial Street.
SALEM, - - -' - OREGON,
NEGATINES PRESERVED."
Duplicate copies 25 cents. Positively not
printed unless paid lor when ordered.
vlOnSOyl.
IEW YORK -'TtUBL'iHE!
"THE UAOING AMERICAN MWSPAPtR."
THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM.
Daily, 111) a year, flemi- Weekly. (3. Weekly,!
PMtaixe Fire to llie Hnbscrlber. Hpeci-'
men Copies aud Advertising' nates. Free.
weekly, in clubs or 30 or more, onl.
age paid. Aaarcss ins ikibume,
$500 KEH USD!
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREUY OFFERS
&00 reward ior any Information ihat will
lead to the recovery ot the money which was
stolen irom the sale in the County Clerk's ofliuo
ol Linn count v. on the night ol June i&tb. 1K75.
Or $500 will be paid as a reward for the appre
hension ot the robber and the recovery ni the
stolen money. I C. KICK,
July 13th, 1875. -
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
WTOIIGE IS HEREBY GlVEN THAT THE
1 v undersigned lias been dulv anoolnted Ad.
tninlstratrix of the estate of Ben J. F. Neal. de
ceased, by the County Court of I,lnn county,
Oregon, therefore, all persona having claims
against said estate are hereby not) lied to pre
sent the same with proper vouchers, within six
nionms irora ine uaie nereui, at my resilience,
near fciclo, In said county.
.-saux j. jnkau Admrx,
July 8, 1875. 48wl.
NOTICE! TO CREDITORS.
fUOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
uuii rit,iitu nns uii uuiy appuiuiOQ Ad
minUfratrix of the estate ol Robert 8. hnaiift
lln. deoeaw'd. bv the Countv Court m i .
j, Kts.i.w.-i.jrv. Hii persons Having
claims against said estate are hervby notjfl.
to present the same, with proper voucher.
wiKim ntx iiiouuii jroni me ow ncreot, at my
, AKTH-A.SUANKUNAjtar'jr-July
8, 1875. 4Sw4.
A. T. ARNELL,
will attend to all orden for
PAINTING. mMG, GliZI.IG m
PAPER HANGIKG.
Shop on second street, la tho old Paetle Uo
"I culhliiiit. vUuD-L
P. . HARPER k CO.
DEALERS IN' DRV HOODS, rLOTIIrvo
boou and Shoes, Hats, Uroecnes, Fancy
tioods and notions. Shot tiuns and PlaoU.
Nll l,t. u-ll P.H., i. i.....;3
W.1IIOW Ware. Trunks and V.lisea. etc.. etc i
Pocket Cnllery. s.ikl very low entirrK ior '
cash or to ioinpt paylne custooiera on lini-
smiWC -
TO TIIK PUBLIC.
ccr.VeUiis una t. b. stage
leaves C-wvllls Mondaya, Wednetars and
Fridays. !, -.. . f lk t.- un TueieUva.'i h.jr
d iys and Sotuniays. j.. iixu.
ln!lmX
qjl3tATtS
Agricultural lmp!er;:
AX
MAOHi-jjj',
TO HI SOLD 1
FHAM Woo,
1
Russell End-Shako ThresJlw
Both 6rod aid Mwat. p,J
10x12 Aud U ft. Blng4Jearwi ''
IKON. WHEEL IIEADej
With AdjMUbl. n..i
TNA COMBINED REAPERS
PADDOCK'S
Look-Lever Sulky Hay-Hn,,
-revolving Makes,
Barley Porks, S-tltej
Etc, Eto., Eto., '
f
A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF WA:i,
Allofwh.obwinjjv.y.W:
Wh.Vo.,nd i00U BSftf ;
VOlfcllttf.
THE GRANDEST ACEIETES
1 OF THE AGE!
THE
"LITTLE. MONITOR
SEWING MACHINE,
NO SHUTTLE ! NO BOBBIN ! K3 $
WINDING OF THREAD!
MAKES THE LOCKSTITCH FROM Tft '
i.f.1 sjwxds direct. Makes the Cable NtfosK
embroidering from two spools direct &
think ot It Indies No more bother with Ste
ties and hobbliis. You dont tisve to w
wind your thread a tew yards at a tho w l
little Bobbins. Just take two spools w r,,
get them from the store, put them on vu
Machine and sew away wittasutfuitaerW
until the spools are used up. '
Makes the genuine Ivck Htlteh too. At n
an UrnbntideririK Btitch and Chain ni
Puts the work through 'j& percent, fastw iiv
nny other lunchlue. Has shorter
STROKE OF TREADLE,
making it much less tiresome to operate, h
setthis Atrakrhi needle. Hell-Betting ittifi
ments, runstlie lightest and makus th w,
noise of any macliliie In the world. Umhy
nu n 80 driving ixiwers. Will ww lilk threit
iqual to oottou, what noshuitla knaetiinf i
do, in fact will do more work, man kindi t'
work and easier and better thsn any mmi
in the-world. Call and see this wnnderiui
ventlon uti'AXroN'H Fhotoirrsph Usllery, j
vll)o3MU; ' '
BcmTs&snos:
FOB EVERYBODY !!!
EASY SHOES
. , FUR OLD Mt. I
FANCY SHOES. j
,'. FOR YOl'BiO MFY )
PRETTY SHOES ;
TIN Y SHOES . i
v " '' ' for SASin. :
JUST KECEIVEE
. tlyOocan Bteiiniec st j
LOUIS REHWALD'S (
Root & Shoe Stare,.
FI3ST ST.. ORNE ' OAOUBIN,
Albany, Orogoir.
Cheaper than th thp-.
SHERIFF'S BALK.
HY VrnTUR-OP A DECREE Or FTHH
closurt.. anil an ordernr uls. and sn Cxn-
liol) iBaued out ol the Circuit Cuurtof tb.ut
ol OrneiiD for IJim county to wo dlrwt
delivered for the sum ot Two Thmiwnd M
Six Hundred anil Forty Dollars ad aanur
ven Cents In V. fct. Kold coin, with Inlm
thfreon at the Bite of twelve per eea.
annum In like mold coin, fn.in Uh
uay of Marcb, 1S75, and the further
Filttf rtnllttrN. n. un nLUtrnr-v feelDsnMStuI
sixty Ono Hundretta do lars costs ,"
ments of stiM suit. In favor ol atu-s K inM
and acalnst Joseuh E. llentley and 'Ito t
wlnn, and lor want of personal V iftj. I J
have levied upon, and will eell at tut je se f
tion. to the highest bidder, for V. K y 0uj .ib
In hunri nnl.l on rinv nf KAf. ill tt V,.t nl l.e
Court House doorln the Cily of A ,ny. !' i
County, Oregon, on . - . . !
Sutwdujf, the Slit " July, 1&'' i
at the hour of one oVjloeh P. sr. of said day. In ;
accirOane.. with said decfe ud the order o
sale therein contained. a4 In the manner prr
scrlix d by law, all Ik 1-J lowlnt descrlW
pieces, pnrceta or C ' land, to-wlt : A'1 :
the W.-at tiall nndtb uaw ,i,i,-l UvwlKhU"
nnd in the Kant hail of ., Battlrtt Curl tM
KliiabetU F. Curl Dojuu on Land Clsim, )
titleation So. S,m, tow- aeme said DonaU
Claim belnir the Soue .West oue-lourth snfi
the West halt or tiuj' a'uth-East om-ourth
Section tweney-orwt A$ ot, Kft ouesnd olnj
of taction twwtij ,ht an i Township 0
South, Kanifa I VkVsl. ,'ContalnlnirlnsUH - J
acres said Innd m rtnaiied oonlalniiu; m '"
aen-a mora or teas.
aiso tue loiiowtf ,g described prenilsis, to-";-Situated
in l ow, ,hlp 12Soutii, Kange 1 '
belnnlng at th, North-East corner of Seetlns
. and lunnlusj thence West Wchalnli th
Houttx at) chabv ,; thenoe West 5 chains; th-n
South chair ,a; thence Baal S chains. thK
South ueluu- as. to the Intersection of said
t hen chains to section line, sud the"
Nowth n c,alns, to the place at berlnnlnir
oonlalnlny acrp mu or i,, all the w
deaenued prtuiw, being iluaul in Uf"
"-".J. reon, MiReini-r wnn all anu "
the ten, mi-iite, hereditaments and sfpu'1
HAROetL IhMHmtn h.lnn.ln. r 1 .nVVItt Sf
penajn InR, to aatisfy said xeoutiou cents t
accnili ,g ,n,, ' j,. e. 8SC1.
SheiilT ef Linn Co., Urego"-
nw4
svnno.vs.
lte County Court, for the County
of Linn, State of Oregon.
J. K. Cooper, pl'ff, vs. V. R. fuller, deft.
Civil Actios to recover money. , ,.
To V. K. Fuller, tlie above named defmdam-
In the name of the ute of Oregdto, yen af
hereuy commanded to apiiear aod answer
complaint 01 piaintitr, at the expiration '
weeks irom to.- dele or the dntt publleati
01 this summons, or on the first day eJ t"
icrm of said Court, fotlowlns the expirslien o
said tl me, le-wil : on
Monday, 6th day of September, !&'
and If yon fail so to appear and answi-r h
eoinplainl ol tite piaioiiu, the piaieiiff W,IJ
take a jtitiifnient against you, for the sun
Hm V. s. gold coin, with internet there.. "
like pold coin, at tlie rate of one per win. r
month. Irom the 17lh Uay of K. :...iry, li"
Thu suuiruone is pujilslied by the order rrf
the Uoii. K. N. Tandy, Jndjre of said "!
Made at ohambera on the ad dsty of July.,!'-k
nShr Att'y for pi S-
KOTICB.
fUR i'SnFUSIUNKP, Savixu W"
A out bnslneaa, has Jell on hand ue
u,.arter Caroiu Mlll.rri lable, l
arable' make of ban MraacMco. '! ,
fable la In kood order, haviuit only b"-n
-vlioui eighteen months ft has ai lH-isi'
-.-el V, iW Ctiaiimns, eod m iory
twelve ets, ene rack, all In rood or-i- r. o h !
eotf itu toratacu.-HW. The lewie ce t" ' fi
it Ine t-urnuurn More ol on. If tolisr,
.jr--iit str.-el, ionsult yr tocst and cs
o.in It m he aula .be arat orr-ortunity.
olf, iM.lALVl-
I